As part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Chuck LaRue and Laurie Webster at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez, to discuss “Ancient Woodworking, Animal Use and Hunting Practices in Southeastern Utah: New Insights from the Study of Early Perishable Collections.”

LaRue and Webster will discuss some of the more than 1,500 perishable artifacts from Cedar Mesa that have been “re-excavated” from museum collections as a part of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project.

For more information, call Kari Schleher at (505) 269-4475.

Prostate cancer support group to meet

The Man to Man Prostate Cancer support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library on the second floor, 1900 East Third Ave.

In addition to the meeting, the group will discuss the November Life Long Learning Series panel discussion on Nov. 12 at Fort Lewis College.

Courthouse facility grants available

The application period for grants to help eligible counties cover costs of courthouse repair, remodeling or construction projects has opened. About $2.2 million is available from the Colorado Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund.

Applications and other information can be found at www.courts.state.co.us/Administration/Unit.cfm?Unit=undfunct. Grant applications must be received by 5 p.m. Oct. 30. To be eligible, counties must meet at least two of four criteria set in statute: counties whose total population is below the median among all Colorado counties; counties in which per-capita income is below the state median; counties in which property-tax revenues are below the state median; and counties in which the population living below the federal poverty line is above the state median.

Funds from the grants may be used to pay for master planning services for a courthouse project, matching or leveraging additional grant funds or to address emergency needs stemming from the imminent closure of a courthouse.

Completed applications should be sent to Marty Galvin, c/o State Court Administrator’s Office, 1300 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203.

Horsemen meeting to feature hot shot

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bayfield Town Hall, 1199 Bayfield Parkway, Bayfield.

Guests are welcome. The educational program will feature a San Juan Hot Shots firefighter who will discuss phone-based GPS applications for use in the backcountry.

For more information, visit www.4cbch.org, call Cathy Roberts at 749-0316 or email [email protected].

Herald Staff